Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) was 8.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in United Kingdom, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 8.1% for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in United Kingdom peaked at 9.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2014.
United Kingdom ranks 50th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Manufacturing employment: 19th ICLS(%) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.4% | — |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +30.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 8.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.2%, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 8.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.8% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in United Kingdom?
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th in United Kingdom was 8.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th?
- United Kingdom ranks 50th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th ICLS(%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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